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College ‘Diversity Council’ Posts Fake Racist Flyers, Stoking Fear and Sparking Outrage 0
- Culture
- March 30, 2017
At Gustavus Adolphus College, the Diversity Leadership Council (DLC), with the help of several student-led social justice groups, decided to try a social experiment. They posted fake flyers with racially provocative messages on the theory that they would generate respectful dialogue about hate, intolerance, discrimination and diversity. The flyers read: “A Notice to All White
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How Did Celibacy Become Mandatory for Priests?0
- History
- March 30, 2017
Priestly celibacy, or rather the lack of it, is in the news. There have been allegations of sex orgies, prostitution and pornography against Catholic clerics in Italy. On March 8, Pope Francis suggested, in an interview with a German newspaper, Die Zeit, that the Catholic Church should discuss the tradition of celibacy in light of
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Has Children’s Clothing Become Too Sexualized?0
- Culture
- March 30, 2017
When I was around age 10, my mother and I spent several frustrating hours one day at the local department store. The change of seasons had come, and I had outgrown my clothes due to a growth spurt. Because of said growth spurt I no longer fit in the children’s department, and therein lay the
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Julie Andrews Teaching Theater on Netflix Invalidates Your Argument for Federal Arts Funding 0
- Culture
- March 29, 2017
My inner child was glued to the screen. Was I really witnessing Mary Poppins herself teach five adorable kids about performing arts? It’s true! It exists! It’s Netflix’s delightful new children’s program, Julie’s Greenroom. And I, a 24-year-old woman, am not ashamed to admit that I just binge-watched the whole first season. Julie’s Greenroom is
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4 Ways to Avoid Being Fooled By Propaganda 0
- Education
- March 29, 2017
We live in a society where propaganda is hurled at us nearly every waking hour. One need only recall the last election to verify that such a statement is true. Unfortunately, the vast majority of the public is ill-equipped to deal with this propaganda. This is because, as former University of Chicago professor Richard Weaver
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How Liberals Learned to Love States’ Rights 0
- Politics
- March 29, 2017
Over the course of approximately six hours, the Left in the United States made a spectacular, 180 degree turn on federalism and states’ rights without even recognizing it. Although this lack of self-awareness shouldn’t be particularly surprising coming from the modern Left, which seems to have missed the irony when it goes about shutting down debates
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College ‘Diversity Council’ Posts Fake Racist Flyers, Stoking Fear and Sparking Outrage 0